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Packed up and arriving in Northern Wisconsin Friday night. The race starts at 10:00am Saturday morning.
Jeff Hall a bit feisty at 5:30am Saturday morning.
I've got a motor to ride during the race...Jeff supplies the motor for his bike.
9 minutes before the gun goes off to start the 40 mile off-road MTB race. 2100 riders are set to launch down main street of Hayward, Wisconsin.
Out on the road for 3 miles and then the turn into Rosies Field for 37 miles of off road MTB racing.
Jeff Hall #11 rockin; at the front. He was in 3rd behind Tilford across Rosies Field.
This is the lead 4-wheeler at about the 23 mile point. 20 seconds after I snapped this photo the lead pack of about 12 riders came flying by me on their way towards Fire Tower Hill.
I stay ahead of the mountain bike race leaders on the motorcycle, traveling along forest roads.
The lead 4-wheeler after the Fire Tower Hill climb, 10 miles to go. The lead group of 12 riders is starting to break up as the speed and intensity increases. This is where the race pace increases and the race is decided in the final climbs in the last 2-3 miles.
Jeff finishing a strong 8th.
Jeff didn't leave anything out on the trail. He raced as hard as he could, 8th place / setting a personal best @ 2:04:16 / 40 miles / average speed @ 19.7 mph.
So close, it all came down to the last mile.
40 miles later, Jeff Hall and I at the finish...Good Times!!
I first raced the Chequamegon Fat Tire Race back in 1985, which was the 3rd year of the 40 mile race. I raced the 40 mile Chequamegon till the year 1993. After that I started to manage and travel with Jeff.
My older Son Chad first raced the Short and Fat in 1986. Jeff and his Brother Chad raced the Short and Fat 16 mile race back in 1987. Jeff was was 11 years old and Chad was 13 years old.
I believe that Jeff has raced at Chequamegon 22 times over the past 26 years. In 1995 Jeff won the Chequamegon 40 at the age of 19. Another top 40 result was a 2nd place finish behind Jonathan Page. He won the Short and Fat in 1992 and 1993. Jay Richards and Jeff battled it out in 1991, with Jay winning and Jeff taking 2nd in the Short and Fat.
In 1994 Jeff qualified for the 1994 World Mountain Bike Championships and rode to an 18th place in the World at Vail,Colorado. 1995 was the year Jeff turned Pro and won the Chequamegon 40. The year 1996 he raced at the World Mountain Bike Championships in Cains, Australia and finished 17th in the World.
Jeff Hall and Bobby one of the original 1984 Chequama Mammas. 69 years young and still racing...
Brian Matter 1st, TJ Woodruff 2nd, Mike Olheiser 3rd, top 3 Men. Chloe Woodruff 1st, Jenna Rinehart 2nd, Sara Kylander- Johnson 3rd, top 3 Women.
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